Legal Opinion
Rangolan v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1999No. CV 97-3343(ADS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In all stages of litigation, it is a Judge’s duty to see that there is not a miscarriage of justice. In terms of whether a jury award of damages should be reduced, the Court is mindful that the critical issue is not whether the Court would have reached the same conclusion as a jury of women and men who listened to the evidence presented at the trial. Rather, before interfering with a jury award, the Court must reach the conclusion that the awards to the plaintiffs were excessive under the appropriate legal standard. In this case, the Court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Santo Scala v. Moore McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Martino v. Triangle Rubber Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Lauter v. Village of Great NeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rangolan v. County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Rangolan v. County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Rangolan v. the County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Neville Rangolan v. The County Of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000